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May 2024 Archive

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17 May
Best country houses for sale this week
How a 20-year-old Leonora Carrington told off one of Surrealism's leading lights, and embarked on a career which has just seen her masterpiece go for $22 million
An award-winning architectural delight in Polzeath that's a perfect place to watch the sun set
16 May
Where Cotswolds stone meets Art Deco, a fabulous country home with walled garden, stables — and a pool to wash your sheep
Where to find the world's best club sandwich
15 May
The Aston Martin Vantage review: A fusion of love, joy and metal
A small country estate in the Lake District that comes with its very own title and was once the home of Arthur Ransome
WOW!house 2024: Six of the brightest ideas you'll see at the interiors event
The £1m pair of Victorian sea forts for sale in the waters off Britain, complete with hotel rooms, nightclub and helipad
The terrible truth about the cuckoo, and the 'monstrous outrages' it perpetrates on its foster parents and siblings
Reader event: Celebrate Chelsea in bloom with Katharine Pooley
14 May
Country Life 15 May 2024
A five-bedroom home within the golden triangle of the Cotswolds that oozes cosiness and charm
This week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
A beautiful Georgian home with columns, colonnades, cottages, space and stables
Jonathan Self: Real friendship survives separation, violently different opinions and surprisingly shabby behaviour'
13 May
Isabella Tree on how rewilding took the Knepp Estate from a ruin in the red to a miracle of Nature
A classic Georgian manor house in an ancient hilltop town in the Cotswolds
The English climate destroyed almost all our medieval church paintings — but not these ones
12 May
Six of the best homes in the Cotswolds (or just outside) for sale, as seen in this week's Country Life
'I could buy ready-to-go evergreens and hurry up the process, but I’m not in a hurry' — why gardeners, like plants, should move slowly
Stansted Park, West Sussex: From royal favourite to stranger’s heir
11 May
A honey-coloured home in Wiltshire that sits at peace with its landscape
From the 'gatekeeper' to the 'Scotch argus', where did butterflies and moths get their strange names?
'A haunt of ancient peace' — The gardens at Iford Manor and their remarkable history
'Sometimes I like to think I have my finger on the pulse when it comes to design and fashion. I am incorrect' — Celebrating one of Europe's biggest street parties in the cushion of contemporary luxury
10 May
Latimer Farm in Oddington: 'One of the most charming places that you could spend a few days'
An exclusive chance for Country Life readers to see The George Farrow Collection before it goes under the hammer
Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian? The most popular period property styles revealed
A 'rare and exceptional' medieval estate with an Elizabethan-style house, a string of cottages, and a location an hour from London
Michael Prodger: How Britain’s landscapes have inspired painters across the centuries
9 May
LifeBook: The easy way to turn your life into the story of a lifetime
A true ‘all-rounder’ home, with Grade II-listed farmhouse and annexe, two holiday cottages and equestrian facilities to boot
'The most important spring landscape flower in Britain' that 'engulfs everything in its path' — The unstoppable exuberance of the frothing cow parsley
Seven gorgeous Cotswolds homes for sale at under £500,000
Chocolate hobnobs, mascarpone and mint — the perfect cheesecake for summer
8 May
An iconic artist's studio in Padstow is on the market for the first time in two decades
The seven greatest winners in the history of the Badminton Horse Trials
'Empires of the sun': in Britain's solar revolution, who will win the battle between food security and food production?
What you need to know about buying an equestrian property
Everything you could ever want to know about Badminton, 'the most important and most typically English' eventing competition in the world
7 May
For sale: apartments in Kensington with a concierge service run by Harrods
Country Life 8 May 2024
A former monastery up for sale, with eight acres and breathtaking views
Carla Carlisle: The Nanny State isn't to be feared — it can fix pretty anything from the NHS to the Post Office
6 May
An unlisted Georgian house of exceptional grandeur in Cheshire that boasts almost 70 acres, a swimming pool, a lake, a squash court and sublime interiors
When the King and Queen edited Country Life, by the editor who guided them every step of the way
A £24 million estate that has everything you could dream of — except the final half acre to make it perfect
A century of Royal Photography is going on show at Buckingham Palace, from Cecil Beaton to Annie Leibovitz
5 May
Six stunning estates for sale, from the big to the small, as seen in Country Life
The poisonous plant that can 'run riot' in your garden, was a favourite of Elizabeth II and is more beautiful than a rose
How to stop your dog from chasing and barking at cats, by expert trainer Ben Randall
'We cannot have beauty without paying for it': The glorious revival of Rochdale's Town Hall
4 May
An £18 million Surrey mansion, with vaulted hall, turrets, and a kitchen-diner the size of a three-bedroom house
Curious Questions: Why did the Garden Cities of Tomorrow never catch on?
Glebe House, Devon: 'The antithesis of big brand hotels'
The gardens of High Moss, a Cumbrian paradise just moments from Derwentwater
3 May
How the Stevenson lighthouses saved the sailors of Scotland
The iconic London neighbourhoods where houses are cheaper than they have been for years
In a dimple-covered Norfolk landscape, Britain's only open Neolithic flint mine is still revealing its secrets
An Isle of Wight 'super-cottage' built by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is up for sale
Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way: 'Who knew that winding coastal lanes could be so lucrative?'
The wicker weavers who can make a picnic hamper with such skill that you can choose whether it's silent or squeaky
2 May
The secret life of one of England's greatest authors, lost behind bad handwriting
A beautiful timber home set in a wildflower meadow that comes with 18 acres of glorious Cornwall countryside
Charcuterie, chilli oil, pickling and pastry: how to make the world's best picnic
1 May
Do you know your apple-catchers from your tittamatorter? Take a crash course in the UK's local languages
‘I have nothing but rapt adoration and the greatest of respect for this sugary art form’: Tom Parker Bowles on the perfection of puddings